""That place Africa in a subordinate position. Africa is no longer looked at as it is, but as it should be. And we remain perpetually stuck in a comparative perspective , that is, we observe the economic performance of other countries and compare Africa to them. Africa is thus forced into this logic that emphasizes having rather than being, quantity rather than quality, and which forgets that the economy is a means, not an end.""
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